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Jeremiah Axelrod

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First Name
Jeremiah
Last Name
Axelrod
Institution
Occidental College
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Jeremiah B.C. Axelrod received his Ph.D. in American History (with graduate certificates in Critical Theory, 
Feminist Studies, and Film Studies) from the University of California, Irvine, in 2001 after having graduated 
from Williams College in 1992, where he majored in History, Political Science, and Women’s Studies.  
 
After teaching for several years in the Film Studies and History Departments at UC Irvine and serving as 
Kevin Starr Fellow in California Studies at the University of California Humanities Research Institute, Dr. 
Axelrod has worked since 2005 at Occidental College, where he is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor in 
the History and American Studies Departments and in the interdisciplinary Cultural Studies Program. 
 
In addition, he is the founding partner in two Internet-based technology start-ups, Music For Dozens and 
Grabbit, LLC, based in Portland, Oregon. Founded respectively in 2001 and 2007, both companies focus on 
the distribution of independent popular music to consumers, seeking to construct communities of interaction 
between artists and fans which are capable of sustaining rich cultural relationships. He is also a founding 
board member of Enigma Icon, Inc., a Nevada-based corporation that develops imaginative games built upon 
collaborative storytelling. 
 
Professor Axelrod is the author of Inventing Autopia: Envisioning the Modern Metropolis in Jazz Age Los 
Angeles, published by the University of California Press in 2009, as well as several articles. His research 
generally probes the connections between visuality, urban topography, memory, gender, race, and 
transportation in twentieth century Southern California.  
 
A strong believer in both collegiate pedagogy and interdisciplinary academic collaboration, Dr. Axelrod is 
currently co-authoring with Rise B. Axelrod a textbook, A Theory Toolkit (under contract from W.W. Norton), that helps college- 
level undergraduates construct argumentative essays using key concepts from contemporary critical theory. 
 
Born in Hollywood, Jeremiah Axelrod grew up primarily in Riverside, California, and has lived for the past 
several years in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles. 
 

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